Speaker, I am sure that the President is aware that the Cabinet has signed off on the National Development Plan, which agrees to demilitarise the SAPS. The remilitarisation of the SAPS and the Marikana tragedy happened under the current Minister of Police. The latter - the Marikana tragedy - was the inevitable outcome of the former, the militarisation of the SAPS. In most other democracies in the world, the Minister of Police would have done the right thing and stepped down immediately after such a tragedy. [Interjections.] Yet, he hasn't.
Of course, we do need to know if he offered his resignation; presumably not. Once the judicial commission of inquiry findings are announced, and should the burden of the blame for the killings lie at the feet of the SAPS, will the President do the right thing and replace him? If he has decided he will not, could he explain to this House what reasons he would have for not doing so? We don't need to await the outcome of the commission of inquiry to know his thoughts on this matter. Please enlighten us, sir, because the buck stops with you.